Geert Wilders has been a regularly mentioned on this blog over a number years. For those who do not know Wilders is the Islam-hating leader of the Dutch “Party For Freedom.” He has made numerous statements against Islam including comparing the Qur’an to Mein Kampf and calling for it be banned in the Netherlands.

Wilders will be charged with incitement to hatred and discrimination and insulting Islamic worshippers. They relate to Fitna an anti-Islam “film” made by the Dutch politician.

The decision to prosecute Wilders comes courteous of the Appeal Court in Amsterdam overturning an earlier decision by the Dutch Prosecutor’s Office not to charge him:

“Party for Freedom (PVV) leader Geert Wilders will be prosecuted for “incitement to hatred and discrimination” and “insult of Islamic worshippers”. The appeal court in Amsterdam ruled yesterday that the Public Prosecutor’s Office (OM) must bring a case against the MP….

…The appeal court considers “that the contested views of Wilders (also as shown in his movie Fitna) constitute a criminal offence according to Dutch law as seen in connection with each other, both because of their contents and the method of presentation. This method of presentation is characterized by biased, strongly generalizing phrasings with a radical meaning, ongoing reiteration and an increasing intensity, as a result of which hate is created.”

Furthermore, “most statements are insulting as well since these statements substantially harm the religious esteem of the Islamic worshippers.” (…) Also, “the instigation of hatred in a democratic society constitutes such a serious matter that a general interest is at stake in order to draw a clear boundary in the public debate.”

…In an opinion piece in De Volkskrant, Wilders wrote among other things: “I have had enough of Islam in the Netherlands: no new Muslim immigrants anymore. I have had enough of the worship of Allah and Mohammed in the Netherlands: No more new mosques. I have had enough of the Koran in the Netherlands: Ban that Fascist book.”

….The appeal court concluded that “the way in which the public debate about controversial issues is held, such as the immigration and integration debate, does not fall within the ambit of the law in principle indeed. But the situation changes when fundamental boundaries are exceeded. Then criminal law does appear as well.” (Source: NIS News Bulletin)

Its rather amusing that a man who wants to ban the Qur’an as he sees it as being inflammatory would then go on to bleat about his own lack of freedom to express.

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